MMR jab ‘penalty’

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It is not the place of government to dictate whether parents vaccinate their children - we run the risk of paying vaccine damage compensation, as in the US

Sir, Many of us are aghast at Labour’s proposal to cut child benefit for parents who don’t vaccinate their children (report, Sept 23). This is not consistent with the British ethos of freedom of choice. It is not the place of government to dictate whether parents vaccinate their children.

The big pharmaceutical companies have consistently put pressure on the government and the medical establishment so that they in turn bully parents into vaccinating their children, in the absence of balanced and objective information on the downside of vaccines. America has already paid out $2 billion in vaccine damage compensation.